FILM
A Woman Rebels (1936) with Katharine Hepburn, Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan, and Donald Crisp
Hearts in Bondage (1936) with James Dunn, Mae Clarke, Fritz Leiber, and Ben Alexander
Lucky Fugitives (1936) with Maxine Doyle
Jalna (1935) with Kay Johnson, Ian Hunter, C. Aubrey Smith, Nigel Bruce, and Peggy Wood
The Perfect Clue (1935) with Skeets Gallagher and Betty Blythe
Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) with Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, and Valerie Hobson
The Moonstone (1934) with Phyllis Barry
The Great Flirtation (1934) with Elissa Landi, Adolphe Menjou, and Lynne Overman
The Black Cat (1934) with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Julie Bishop
The Luck of a Sailor (1934)
Roman Scandals (1933) with Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold, Alan Mowbray, and Charles Wilson
Torch Singer (1933) with Claudette Colbert and Ricardo Cortez
The Devil's in Love (1933) with Victor Jory, Loretta Young, Vivienne Osborne, and J. Carrol Naish
The Girl in 419 (1933) with James Dunn, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Shirley Grey, and Jack La Rue
The Warrior's Husband (1933) with Elissa Landi, Ernest Truex, and Marjorie Rambeau
From Hell to Heaven (1933) with Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie, Adrienne Ames, Sidney Blackmer, and Shirley Grey
The Mummy (1932) with Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, Arthur Byron, and Edward Van Sloan
The Death Kiss (1932) with Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi, John Wray, and Edward Van Sloan
They Call It Sin (1932) with Loretta Young, George Brent, Una Merkel, and Louis Calhern
A Bill of Divorcement (1932) with John Barrymore, Billie Burke, and Katharine Hepburn
Crooner (1932) with Ann Dvorak, Ken Murray, J. Carrol Naish, and Guy Kibbee
Stranger in Town (1932) with Ann Dvorak, Raymond Hatton, Noah Beery, and Lyle Talbot
Man Wanted (1932) with Kay Francis, Una Merkel, Andy Devine, and Edward Van Sloan
Beauty and the Boss (1932) with Marian Marsh and Warren William
Lady with a Past (1932) with Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon, Bruce Cabot, and Bill Elliott
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) with Joan Blondell, Ina Claire, and Madge Evans
The Ruling Voice (1931) with Walter Huston, Loretta Young, and Doris Kenyon
The Last Flight (1931) with Richard Barthelmess, Johnny Mack Brown, and Helen Chandler
The Miracle Woman (1931) with Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Middleton
The Millionaire (1931) with George Arliss, James Cagney, and Noah Beery
Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan
The Right to Love (1930) with Ruth Chatterton and Paul Lukas
Mothers Cry (1930) with Dorothy Peterson, Helen Chandler, and Sidney Blackmer
The Truth About Youth (1930) with Loretta Young and Myrna Loy
Kismet (1930) with Loretta Young, Sidney Blackmer, and Montagu Love
Sweet Mama (1930) with Alice White
He Knew Women (1930)
Journey's End (1930) with Colin Clive
The Sky Hawk (1929) with Helen Chandler and Joyce Compton
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The Life and Films of David Manners
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Born Rauff Acklom on April 30, 1900, in Halifax, Nova Scotia to a prosperous family, handsome Canadian-born actor David Manners moved
to the U.S. as at the age of 10 with his family, as his father had taken a position at a New York publishing company. Initally, Manners
also went into publishing but changed his mind and left New York to study forestry at the University of Toronto. He found the curriculum dull
but was intrigued by dramatics and acted in a number of college stage productions. Returning to the U.S. in 1924, Manners found stage
work in Broadway and off-Broadway productions. In the late 1920s, when studios were looking for stage actors with voices resonant enough for
early sound film technology, Manners was discovered for films while in a stage role. Thanks to his handsome visage and sturdy voice,
he was almost an immediate success, quickly working his way up from uncredited roles. In 1930, he landed a contract with Warner
Bros./First National.
